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Ten Broeck, Abraham, 1734-1810 [Abraham Ten Broeck's account]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02497.17 Author/Creator: Ten Broeck, Abraham, 1734-1810 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 11 October 1775 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 16.4 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Written by Ten Broeck as member of New York state Provincial Congress. Account with two line items, one for April 1775 and the other for May 1775 for a total of 1 pound, 16 shillings. A notation from 11 October 1775 says that he received the money from Leonard Gansevoort, Treasurer of the City and County of Albany.

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